Author: Steve

  • February 1, 2008
    In recent years there has been an increasing attention paid to the issue of clergy self-care. I've written a lot…

  • January 29, 2008
    The nature of the church is being challenged by the culture of consumerism in which it exists. The consumer mentality…

  • January 28, 2008
    Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic Confession, the church, both Protestant…

  • January 26, 2008
    As denominations attempt to change to meet the changing conditions of our society, a clear trend is to decentralize. In…

  • January 24, 2008
    Philip Jenkins in his book, The Next Christendom describes how the population center of Christianity is moving to the Southern…

  • January 23, 2008
    Bill Hybel, the senior pastor of Willow Creek, has done a remarkable thing. Willow Creek is known as the megachurch…

  • January 21, 2008
    When you read the various arguments that are being spoken and published with respect to the hot issues that are…

  • January 18, 2008
    Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the…

  • January 17, 2008
    How do we approach the question of what the church has to offer those who are part of it. One…

  • January 16, 2008
    Recently I was talking to a retired pastor about what advice he would give to a person considering a call…